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PHOTO FLASHBULB [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-02-15
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Photography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- flashbulb
1, record 1, English, flashbulb
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- flash lamp 1, record 1, English, flash%20lamp
correct
- photoflash lamp 2, record 1, English, photoflash%20lamp
correct
- flash bulb 3, record 1, English, flash%20bulb
correct
- photoflash bulb 4, record 1, English, photoflash%20bulb
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A light source consisting of a sealed glass housing containing a combustible material in an atmosphere of oxygen, which is ignited by an electrical current through a filament to produce a single pulse of light of brief duration and high intensity. 1, record 1, English, - flashbulb
Record 1, Key term(s)
- photo flash bulb
- photo flashbulb
- photo-flash lamp
- flashlamp
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Photographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- lampe éclair
1, record 1, French, lampe%20%C3%A9clair
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- lampe-éclair 2, record 1, French, lampe%2D%C3%A9clair
correct, feminine noun
- lampe flash 3, record 1, French, lampe%20flash
correct, see observation, feminine noun
- flash 2, record 1, French, flash
correct, see observation, masculine noun
- ampoule photoflash 4, record 1, French, ampoule%20photoflash
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ampoule de verre remplie d'oxygène contenant un fil ou un ruban d'aluminium ou d'un alliage aluminium-magnesium ou de zircon. 5, record 1, French, - lampe%20%C3%A9clair
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A l'intérieur de l'ampoule se trouve un filament d'allumage noyé dans une pâte très inflammable : ce filament, porté au rouge par une décharge électrique, enflamme la pâte qui, à son tour, provoque la combustion du fil ou du ruban de métal. 5, record 1, French, - lampe%20%C3%A9clair
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Seul le Grand Robert signale que «flash» est un anglicisme. 6, record 1, French, - lampe%20%C3%A9clair
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Pluriel : des flashs ou des flashes. 7, record 1, French, - lampe%20%C3%A9clair
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 4 OBS
flash; flashs (pl.) : Ces graphies, puisées des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, sont attestées dans le Petit Robert (2004). 8, record 1, French, - lampe%20%C3%A9clair
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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